Cultivator



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L'. M. REE-D.

GULTIVATOR. I

Patented Oct. 21, 1890.

No. 438,896.l

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GULTIVATOR.

No. 438,896. Patented Oct. 21, 1890.

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LEWIS M. REED, OF PATTERSON, KANSAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 438,896, dated October 21, 1890. Application filed January 28, 1890. Serial No. 338,349. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS IWI. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Patterson, in the county of Harvey and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cultivators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in cultivators of that class used in the cultivation of crops planted in parallel rows, and is specially adapted for listed corn.

The object is to provide an improved cultivating attachment readily and conveniently regulated and adjusted as to depth of the tillage and also to the width of the rows.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings,where- 1n- Figure 1 is a perspective of my improved cultivator. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail end view showing the position of the beams in relation to their depth of furrow.

A designates the wheels of the carriage, of the usual construction, carrying an arched axle 1. On the front is attached the tongue 2 by any of the usual means. On the arms of the axle are mounted bearing clips or sleeves 3 f1, having vertically-arranged studs, on which the ends of the outer or main beams 5 6 are mounted. These main beams have vertically-arranged bearings to iit over the studs of the sleeves, and the beams are curved substantially as shown, and arranged to gradually spread apart to straddle the rows. The hoes or shares may be ot' any of the approved forms.

At the base of the arms of the arch of the axle are arranged and secured horizontally and rearwardly projecting supports 7 8, secured to or having the bail projected through them, substantially as shown in the drawings. In

yprojecting bearing-pieces mounted at the these supports are formed bearings 9where- 5o in is detachably secured a supporting-bar 10, held in the bearings by any suitable fastening means. I have shown it set therein by means of screws 11, let through the bearings. On this bar 10 are adj ust-ably secured and supported the ends of the listing-beams 12 13. These beams may be secured to the bar 10 by clips, substantially as shown. The listing-beams are bent or curved down, so that their tilling-points stand below the points of the main beams, as shown. In each listing-beam is xed a lug 14, having an opening in which is secured so as to turn in its bearing one en d of a crank-shaped rod 15, while the upper limb of the crank-shaped rod is arranged in a sleeve 16, fixed on the inner main beam. In each of the sleeves 16 is aset-screw by which the rod may be set at any height in the sleeves, and thus correspondingly raise and lower and hold the listing-beams to the desired depth in their work.

By means of the supporting-bar being held detachably in the bearings the listing-beams may be taken off the Inain cultivator and readily replaced. At the same time the listing-beams may be relatively adjusted on their bearings to suit the width of the rows being tilled.

To apply the attachable beams, they are arranged on the supporting-bar. The bar is arranged in its bearings and fastened therein by the set-screws, and then the crankshaped rods are put in their proper position in their keepers and the implement is ready for use.

Having thus speccally described my invention, I now proceed to particularly point out and distinctly claim the parts and combinations I claim as my invention, as follows: v

In a wheel-cultivator, the combination,with the arched axle and the main beams of the cultivator, of the horizontally and rearwardly base of the arms of the arch, the supportingbar detachably secured in said bearings, the listing-beams secured to the supporting-bar,

LEWIS M. REED.

the Crank-shaped arms adjustably connecting the rear portions of the listing-beams to the inner main beams, and set-screws to hold and adjust said arms, whereby setid listingbeams may be adjusted to any desired depth and width, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

Witnesses:

JOHN SANDERSON, T. F. XVILKINGTON. 

